Understanding Basic Statistics, International Metric Edition, 8th Edition
- Length: 689 pages
- Edition: 8
- Language: English
- Publisher: Cengage Learning, CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
- Publication Date: 2019
- ISBN-10: 1337782181
- ISBN-13: 9781337782180
- Sales Rank: #0 (See Top 100 Books)
UNDERSTANDING BASIC STATISTICS, INTERNATIONAL METRIC EDITION provides plenty of guidance and informal advice as it demonstrates the links between statistics and the real world. Its reader-friendly approach helps you grasp the concepts and see how they relate to your life. A complete technology package, including JMP (R) statistical software, gives you the tools you need to practice what you’re learning and succeed in the course.
Half Title Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Critical Thinking Statistical Literacy Direction and Purpose Ethics and Real-World Skills Making the Jump Preface Additional Resources—Get More from Your Textbook! Table of Prerequisite Material Chapter 1: Getting Started Focus Problems: Where Have All the Fireflies Gone? 1.1 What Is Statistics? 1.2 Random Samples 1.3 Introduction to Experimental Design Summary Important Words & Symbols Chapter Review Problems Data Highlights: Group Projects Linking Concepts: Writing Projects Using Technology Chapter 2: Organizing Data Focus Problem: Say It with Pictures 2.1 Frequency Distributions, Histograms, and Related Topics 2.2 Bar Graphs, Circle Graphs, and Time-Series Graphs 2.3 Stem-and-Leaf Displays Summary Important Words & Symbols Chapt er Review Problems Data Highlights: Group Projects Linking Concepts: Writing Projects Using Technology Chapter 3: Averages and Variation Focus Problem: Water: Yellowstone River 3.1 Measures of Central Tendency: Mode, Median, and Mean 3.2 Measures of Variation 3.3 Percentiles and Box-and-Whisker Plots Summary Important Words & Symbols Chapter Review Problems Data Highlights: Group Projects Linking Concepts: Writing Projects Using Technology Cumulative Review Problems Chapter 4: Correlation and Regression Focus Problem: Changing Populations and Crime Rate 4.1 Scatter Diagrams and Linear Correlation 4.2 Linear Regression and the Coefficient of Determination Summary Important Words & Symbols Chapter Review Problems Data Highlights: Group Projects Linking Concepts: Writing Projects Using Technology Chapter 5: Elementary Probability Theory Focus Problem: How Often Do Lie Detectors Lie? 5.1 What Is Probability? 5.2 Some Probability Rules—Compound Events 5.3 Trees and Counting Techniques Summary Important Words & Symbols Chapter Review Problems Data Highlights: Group Projects Linking Concepts: Writing Projects Using Technology Chapter 6: The Binomial Probability Distribution and Related Topics Focus Problem: Personality Preference Types: Introvert or Extrovert? 6.1 Introduction to Random Variables and Probability Distributions 6.2 Binomial Probabilities 6.3 Additional Properties of the Binomial Distribution Summary Important Words & Symbols Chapter Review Problems Data Highlights: Group Projects Linking Concepts:Writing Projects Using Technology Cumulative Review Problems Chapter 7: Normal Curves and Sampling Distributions Focus Problem: Impulse Buying PART I Normal Distributions 7.1 Graphs of Normal Probability Distributions Standard Units and Areas Under the Standard Normal Distribution PART I Summary PART II Sampling Distributions and the Normal Approximation to Binomial Distribution 7.4 Sampling Distributions 7.5 The Central Limit Theorem 7.6 Normal Approximation to Binomial Distribution and to pˆ Distribution PART II Summary Summary Important Words & Symbols Chapter Review Problems Data Highlights: Group Projects Linking Concepts: Writing Projects Using Technology Chapter 8: Estimation Focus Problem: Trick or Treat 8.1 Estimating mu When sigma Is Known 8.2 Estimating mu When sigma Is Unknown Estimating phi in the Binomial Distribution Summary Important Words & Symbols Chapter Review Problems Data Highlights: Group Projects Linking Concepts: Writing Projects Using Technology Chapter 9: Hypothesis Testing Focus Problem: Benford’s Law: The Importance of Being Number 1 9.1 Introduction to Statistical Tests 9.2 Testing the Mean mu 9.3 Testing a Proportion p Summary Finding the P-Value Corresponding to a Sample Test Statistic Important Words & Symbols Chapter Review Problems Data Highlights: Group Projects Linking Concepts: Writing Projects Using Technology Cumulative Review Problems Chapter 10: Inferences about Differences Focus Problem: The Trouble with Wood Ducks 10.1 Tests Involving Paired Differences (Dependent Samples) 10.2 Inferences about the Difference of Two Means mu1 2 mu2 10.3 Inferences about the Difference of Two Proportions p1 - p2 Summary Important Words & Symbols Chapter Review Problems Data Highlights: Group Projects Linking Concepts: Writing Projects Using Technology Chapter 11: Additional Topics Using Inference Focus Problem: Archaeology in Bandelier National Monument PART I Inferences Using the Chi-Square Distribution 11.1 Chi-Square: Tests of Independence and of Homogeneity 11.2 Chi-Square: Goodness of Fit 11.3 Testing a Single Variance or Standard Deviation PART I Summary PART II Inferences Relating to Linear Regression 11.4 Inferences for Correlation and Regression PART II Summary Summary Important Words & Symbols Chapter Review Problems Data Highlights: Group Projects Linking Concepts: Writing Projects Using Technology Cumulati ve Review Problems Appendix Tables Table 1: Random Numbers Table 2: Binomial Probability Distribution Table 3: Areas of a Standard Normal Distribution Table 4: Critical Values for Student’s t Distribution Table 5: The x2 Distribution Answers and Key Steps to Odd-Numbered Problems Answers to Selected Even-Numbered Problems Index
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